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How to Get Rid of Knee Pain

by | Jun 13, 2023 | Knee Pain

A Woman Having Knee Injury

It’s not uncommon to experience knee pain from time to time, especially after strenuous physical activity. However, if your knee pain is long-term, flares up frequently and is impacting your daily life – it’s time to stop living with the pain!

There are ways to get rid of your knee pain for good.

Common Conditions that Cause Knee Pain

There are many conditions that cause knee pain, but the most common are listed below:

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears
Degenerative Joint Disease
Difficulty Walking
IT Band Syndrome
Knee Arthritis
Knee Pain/Stiffness

Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee Sprain/Strain
Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Tears
Medial Cruciate Ligament (MCL) Tears
Meniscus Tear/Injury
Overuse Injury

Patella Subluxation/Dislocation
Patellar Tendinitis/Tendinosis
Patellofemoral Pain
Poor Balance/Risk of Falling
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tears

However, you might not know the source of your knee pain. You just know that it hurts. Whether you know the source or not, there’s one way to get rid of your knee pain: Physical therapy.

Get Rid of Knee Pain with Physical Therapy

The best way to resolve your pain is by addressing the source of your pain, not the symptoms. Physical therapy is a whole-body approach that analyzes your mobility, range of motion, pain levels, physical ability and other kinetic factors to uncover the source of your pain. From there, a Doctor of Physical therapy creates a custom health plan to eliminate your pain.

How Can Physical Therapy Ease Or Get Rid Of Your Knee Pain?

Physical therapy helps to tackle your knee pain by creating a customized care plan based around the source of your pain. By addressing the underlying cause, you can resolve pain-long term. Addressing the pain only can lead to short-term relief, but it always comes back.

What physical therapy can do for you:

  • Get you out of the cycle of: experiencing pain, visiting your doctor, getting pills, pain eases for a while, until the pain comes back fully and you’re back at step one.
  • Take away the immediate pain and stiffness – usually in a couple of sessions.
  • Figure out what’s really going on, and get to the root cause of your knee pain.
  • Target the specific problem with exercises and treatments catered to you and your knee issue to help speed up recovery.
  • Put an end to the need for countless pain killers, which can be addictive and are no good for your health in the long term.
  • Avoid or postpone knee surgery.
  • Get moving throughout the day without having to rely on a knee brace for support.
  • Get you back to doing the things you need, want, and love to do with family and friends that you hadn’t been able to do.
  • Get you back into your sport of choice – whether it’s running, biking, or something else – with the knowledge of how to prevent future injury.
  • Walk up and down stairs without dull, aching pain stopping you in your tracks.
  • Get back to doing what you love, without the pain.

 

Dr. Kevin Spahr

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